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Guild of Dungeoneering Ultimate Edition

PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch • 2015

Should you play it?

Now fully rebuilt and remastered, Guild of Dungeoneering Ultimate Edition is a turn-based dungeon crawler with a twist: instead of controlling the hero you build the dungeon around them.

What works

  • Innovative card-based dungeon building and combat
  • Charming art style and humorous bard narration
  • Engaging strategic gameplay with high replay value
  • Catchy and well-integrated music
  • Varied classes and guild upgrades

Things to keep in mind

  • Steep learning curve with minimal tutorial
  • Some frustrating rng elements in combat and card draws
  • Lack of deep character progression and endgame content
  • Ui bugs and occasional game freezes reported
  • Limited social or multiplayer features

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • The Royal Writ

  • Crowntakers

  • Lost In Fantaland

  • Seer's Gambit

  • Floppy Knights

  • Endgame of Devil

Less leadership-focused

Games that feels like Guild of Dungeoneering Ultimate Edition but with less leadership over others

  • DICEOMANCER

  • Cross Blitz

  • Dungeon Drafters

  • Backpack Hero

  • Looper Tactics

  • Roundguard

Less story-driven

Games that feels like Guild of Dungeoneering Ultimate Edition but with less narrative immersion

  • Siralim

  • The Dungeon Beneath

  • Ratropolis

  • Lost For Swords

  • Horizon's Gate

  • Lucky Hunter

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Guild of Dungeoneering Ultimate Edition: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Leadership, Relaxation. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Status.

Last update: 03/08/2026